# scrubbing

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #25,921

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of scrub

## Etymology
From scrub + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **subbing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrubbing-vs-subbing)
- **scribbling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scribbling-vs-scrubbing)

## Common misspellings (13)
`csrubbing`, `sccrubbing`, `scrbubing`, `scrrubbing`, `scrubbign`, `scrubbingg`, `scrubbinng`, `scrubbnig`, `scrubibng`, `scrubing`, `scurbbing`, `srcubbing`, `sscrubbing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/scrubbing